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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mr. McPhee wearing when he talks with Lark at the depot?
(a) A short-sleeved shirt and coveralls.
(b) Faded blue jeans.
(c) The book doesn't say.
(d) Striped overalls.

2. What does Aunt Betty eat on Thursday morning?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Toast and tea.
(c) Cereal and milk.
(d) Eggs and coffee.

3. What does Papa say about the group of ladies Mama spends time with?
(a) He calls them cackling hens.
(b) He calls them old geese.
(c) He says they are all very pretty.
(d) He says they shouldn't get together.

4. What does Lark think is the best part of the annual parade?
(a) The cars with sirens.
(b) The majorettes.
(c) The veterans.
(d) The boys on bicycles.

5. Why does Mama put on bedroom slippers?
(a) Because her feet are cold.
(b) She wants to be comfortable.
(c) So her high heels won't disturb Aunt Betty.
(d) She thinks they look pretty.

6. What job does the lady on the train say she has?
(a) She works at a radio station.
(b) She's a secretary.
(c) She's a nurse.
(d) She works in a depot.

7. What is the feature of the Cape Ann that Lark says Mama will turn into a sewing room?
(a) The breakfast nook.
(b) The den.
(c) The extra bedroom.
(d) The enclosed garage.

8. What list is Lark called on to recite to the nuns during class?
(a) The Twenty Steps to Salvation.
(b) The Seven Deadly Sins.
(c) The Fourteen Stations of the Cross.
(d) The Ten Commandments.

9. Where does Lark sleep?
(a) A day bed.
(b) On a bench.
(c) A pallet on the floor.
(d) A crib.

10. Where does Aunt Betty live?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Harvester.
(c) Morgan Lake.
(d) Mount Pleasant.

11. What is Mama doing when Lark wakes the morning after arriving at Aunt Betty's house?
(a) Singing to Aunt Betty.
(b) Washing dishes.
(c) Scrubbing the floors.
(d) Washing clothes.

12. What kind of ice cream does Papa buy for himself?
(a) Vanilla.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Rocky Road.
(d) Strawberry.

13. What is the name of the story Lark reads to Hilly?
(a) Lilly and the Lost Ladybug.
(b) Peggy Among the Pansies.
(c) Peter Pan.
(d) Bedtime for Bitsy.

14. What does Mama do when Lark and Sally go to her with leeches?
(a) Tells the girls to stay out of the water.
(b) Uses a match to make them fall off.
(c) Pulls them off quickly then gives the girls bandages to cover the wounds.
(d) Puts salt on them and brushes them off.

15. What kind of robe does Lark wear when she goes with her father to play poker?
(a) Pink satin.
(b) Pink chenille.
(c) Yellow satin.
(d) Yellow chenille.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the errand on which Mr. McPhee takes Lark?

2. What color is Lark's new bathing suit?

3. What does the German neighbor say when Lark returns her sheet?

4. How much does Lark discover her father lost at the poker game?

5. What skill does Mama say she's going to learn in order to find a job?

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